| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Hannover Hannover 96 | 23 | 15-7-1 15 | 7 | 1 | 63:27 | 36 | 52 | |
| 2 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 23 | 13-6-4 13 | 6 | 4 | 45:22 | 23 | 45 | |
| 3 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 23 | 13-6-4 13 | 6 | 4 | 45:26 | 19 | 45 | |
| 4 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 23 | 13-5-5 13 | 5 | 5 | 46:27 | 19 | 44 | |
| 5 |
 |
Union (N) 1. FC Union Berlin (N) | 23 | 11-5-7 11 | 5 | 7 | 45:28 | 17 | 38 | |
| 6 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 23 | 10-7-6 10 | 7 | 6 | 37:30 | 7 | 37 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 23 | 10-7-6 10 | 7 | 6 | 45:39 | 6 | 37 | |
| 8 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 23 | 10-5-8 10 | 5 | 8 | 43:48 | -5 | 35 | |
| 9 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 23 | 8-8-7 8 | 8 | 7 | 42:37 | 5 | 32 | |
| 10 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 SSV Reutlingen 05 | 23 | 8-4-11 8 | 4 | 11 | 35:38 | -3 | 28 | |
| 11 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 23 | 7-7-9 7 | 7 | 9 | 30:35 | -5 | 28 | |
| 12 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 23 | 8-4-11 8 | 4 | 11 | 29:45 | -16 | 28 | |
| 13 |
 |
Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 23 | 7-5-11 7 | 5 | 11 | 30:38 | -8 | 26 | |
| 14 |
 |
Unterhaching (A) SpVgg Unterhaching (A) | 23 | 7-5-11 7 | 5 | 11 | 22:31 | -9 | 26 | |
| 15 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 23 | 5-5-13 5 | 5 | 13 | 37:41 | -4 | 20 | |
| 16 |
 |
Schweinfurt (N) 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (N) | 23 | 5-5-13 5 | 5 | 13 | 21:42 | -21 | 20 | |
| 17 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 23 | 3-6-14 3 | 6 | 14 | 17:44 | -27 | 15 | |
| 18 |
 |
Babelsberg (N) SV Babelsberg 03 (N) | 23 | 4-3-16 4 | 3 | 16 | 24:58 | -34 | 15 |